It is my great privilege to welcome you to the ceremony to honor the life and work of our dear friend and colleague, chairman Elijah Cummings. First, i would like to recognize elijahs Family Members who are here with us today and thank them for sharing him with us. Please raise your hand when i call your name. Dr. Maya cummings, his wife. [ applause ] miss jennifer cummings, his daughter. [ applause ] mr. James cummings, his brother. [ applause ] mr. Anthony woodson, his nephew. [ applause ] mr. Carmen williams, his cousin. [ applause ] when i think of elijah, i think of what a friend of mine described him as a gem. That description resonated with me deeply. Like a gem, elijah seemed to have his own inner light, his own brilliance. He brought that light into this very room where he was a beacon of truth. He also brought his deep empathy and compassion and the shining power of his faith. He encouraged us to reach not only for Common Ground but for higher ground. He brought us together i
Representatives participated in the dedication ceremony of the oversight and reform committees hearing room as the elijah e. Cummings room in honor of the congressman who passed away in october 2019. Rep. Maloney good afternoon, everyone. It is my great privilege to welcome you to this ceremony to honor the life and work of our dear friend and colleague, chairman Elijah Cummings. First i would like to recognize elijahs family members who are here with us today and thank them for sharing him with us. Miss jennifer cummings, his daughter. [applause] mr. James cummings, his brother. [applause] miss yvonne cummings, his sister. [applause] mr. Anthony woodson, hes nephew. [applause] miss carmen williams, his cousin. [applause] when i think about elijah, i think about what a friend of mine once described him, as a gem. That description resonated with me deeply. Like a gem, elijah seemed to have his own inner light, his own brilliance. He brought that light into this very room where he was a
Elijahs family members who are here with us today and thank them for sharing him with us. Please raise your hand when i call your name. Dr. Maya rockeymoore cummings, his wife. Miss jennifer cummings, his daughter. Mr. James cummings, his brother. Miss yvonne cummings, his sister. Mr. Anthony woodson, hes nephew. Miss carmen williams, his cousin. When i think about elijah, i think about what a friend of mine once described him, as a gem. That description resonated with me deeply. Like a gem, elijah seemed to have his own inner light, his own brilliance. He brought that light into this very room where he was a beacon of truth. He also brought his deep empathy, compassion and shining power of his faith. He encouraged us to reach not only for Common Ground but for higher ground. He brought us together in this room and is doing it again even now. Today we are honored to name this hearing room for him. This room and the work we do here will remind future generations of elijahs unwavering co
Appropriation committee which we will hear in the fiscal year 2018 budget request. I am grateful that you and the attorney general brought the leadership to the og. Your input is helpful and necessary as we reviewed the priorities for the Justice Department to ensure that National Security and Law Enforcement is funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenging budget climate as you know. Violent crime has risen and terrorists have escalated fiscal constraints. The president proposes to decrease funding at the department of justice for 630 million in a team for the new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration in the early days of the tenure as Deputy Attorney general, im pleased the department is refocusing on the core mission of enforcing a donations constitution and newly enacted laws. Its critical to target the finite lawenforcement resources towards the worst criminals in our society and i agree with the attorney generals productive to go after t
Appropriation committee which we will hear in the fiscal year 2018 budget request. I am grateful that you and the attorney general brought the leadership to the og. Your input is helpful and necessary as we reviewed the priorities for the Justice Department to ensure that National Security and Law Enforcement is funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenging budget climate as you know. Violent crime has risen and terrorists have escalated fiscal constraints. The president proposes to decrease funding at the department of justice for 630 million in a team for the new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration in the early days of the tenure as Deputy Attorney general, im pleased the department is refocusing on the core mission of enforcing a donations constitution and newly enacted laws. Its critical to target the finite lawenforcement resources towards the worst criminals in our society and i agree with the attorney generals productive to go after t